Since Herophilus, the "father of anatomy," performed the first public human dissection in the third century B.C.E., audiences have been spellbound by the cutting apart of cadavers. This volume traces the past and present of public dissection, from Herophilus's first cuts to the revival of anatomy as entertainment through spectacles like Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds, including the attacks on anatomy in the Middle Ages, the influence of Renaissance anatomist Andreas Vesalius, the procurement of bodies through execution and body snatchers, and the withdrawal of dissectors behind medical school…mehr
Since Herophilus, the "father of anatomy," performed the first public human dissection in the third century B.C.E., audiences have been spellbound by the cutting apart of cadavers. This volume traces the past and present of public dissection, from Herophilus's first cuts to the revival of anatomy as entertainment through spectacles like Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds, including the attacks on anatomy in the Middle Ages, the influence of Renaissance anatomist Andreas Vesalius, the procurement of bodies through execution and body snatchers, and the withdrawal of dissectors behind medical school doors in the early 20th century. It reveals that the anatomical spectacle is not new, but has remained in the gray area between education and entertainment for centuries.
The late Christine Quigley authored books and articles, wrote an eclectic blog called Quigley's Cabinet and reviewed books for Fortean Times.
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Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE DEFINITIONS OF DISSECTION AND AUTOPSY DISSECTION CHRONOLOGY INTRODUCTION 1. Anatomists as Procurers of Cadavers Alexander Monro Primus (1697-1767) and His Legacy John Hunter (1728-1793) and His Brother Sir Astley Cooper (1768-1841) and His Boast 2. Anatomists as Demonstrators and Educators Mondino de Liuzzi (c. 1270-1326) and His History Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) and His Modernity John Bell (1763-1820) and His Illustrations Henry Gray (1827-1861) and His Textbook 3. Anatomists as Preparators and Collectors Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) and His Assemblages William Cheselden (1688-1752) and the Skeleton Clemente Susini (1757-1814) and the Anatomical Waxes Honoré Fragonard (1732-1799) and His Preparations 4. Anatomists as Superlatives and Showmen Nicolaes Tulp (1593-1674) and His Fame Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) and His Venus Thomas Pettigrew (1791-1865) and His Mummies P.T. Barnum (1810-1891) and His Hoax Gunther von Hagens (1945- ) and His Spectacles CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE DEFINITIONS OF DISSECTION AND AUTOPSY DISSECTION CHRONOLOGY INTRODUCTION 1. Anatomists as Procurers of Cadavers Alexander Monro Primus (1697-1767) and His Legacy John Hunter (1728-1793) and His Brother Sir Astley Cooper (1768-1841) and His Boast 2. Anatomists as Demonstrators and Educators Mondino de Liuzzi (c. 1270-1326) and His History Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) and His Modernity John Bell (1763-1820) and His Illustrations Henry Gray (1827-1861) and His Textbook 3. Anatomists as Preparators and Collectors Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) and His Assemblages William Cheselden (1688-1752) and the Skeleton Clemente Susini (1757-1814) and the Anatomical Waxes Honoré Fragonard (1732-1799) and His Preparations 4. Anatomists as Superlatives and Showmen Nicolaes Tulp (1593-1674) and His Fame Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) and His Venus Thomas Pettigrew (1791-1865) and His Mummies P.T. Barnum (1810-1891) and His Hoax Gunther von Hagens (1945- ) and His Spectacles CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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